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Looking at getting a new troller. Would like to stay with 12v but could do 24v . What's the best, quiet, motor for the money. Also is hand controlled or foot controlled preferred

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I would use my mm if I wanted to scare the fish

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What kind of fish you shoot

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Mostly commons some grassys, spotted gar.

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Mon Oct 22, 2012 4:31 pm
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Yea it don't work with the mm!!

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I've figured out some good spots and I sneak in slow shoot and back out

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I use a 12v 55 digital motorguide on a 17x54 and it'll last all night, it's fast enough to bowfish, any stronger and your making noise.. Hand control because I'm standing and anyone up front can use it easier than trying to find the foot control, plus a foot control would be in the way I'd think.

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Just about all we shoot is spotted gar and I run my go devil all night about half way in the water and it dont seem to phase them at all, we have shoot them less than a foot from the boat and just layin in the grass.

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Gar aren't that spooky, the grassies can be though.


Mon Oct 22, 2012 5:20 pm
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So y'all shoot gar and carp with you mm running. I don't know about that!!

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I would imagine a prop chopping the water from a TM will make about the same noise to a fish as a MM

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You are such a badass, Terry! Your way is the best way everywhere in the world and you are the best no matter what the topic is!!!

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I changed my post. :lol:


We all know you run two mudmotors and are quite successful with that setup. I have no issues running the mudmotor the way I fish either. People do different things in different areas though. Different species of carp react differently to noise. You ever seen those big light towers those guys use? No noise and no light until they get where the fish are then light it up and shoot. Different strokes for different folks. If the guy wants to run quiet, let him run quiet.


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Lol I'm fucking with y'all and cb you took the bait lol. Were we fish you can't use a troller. We in 10" of water or less

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I know how you fish. Your setup is badass for where you're at and would work awesome for my area and the way I fish too.


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Aellis any one would work. If your only shooting GDR and grass carp use that motor you cover 100 times the area and don't have to worry about grass and shallow water

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Yea just want both options. Have to use mm in some places but troller is nice when you just wanna hang out by yourselves and shoot some fish.

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I have a 55lb 12 volt and it pulls the shitbout my big boat

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Lol I really do have only a 55lb it's the one I bought for my small boat.

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I did sleep at a holiday inn express one time!!

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Here's a clip!
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t24/ ... 09867C.mp4

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I turned the phone on a little to late they shot at about 15 fish bout time I got to videoing it was to late

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I run a 55lb minn Kota edge 12 volt with the weedless wedge 2 prop. It does well where I shoot carp I even drop it in when I am shooting reds when I wanna be stealthy . I installed 2 of the big foot switches on the bow .

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We also go trough flocks!! Now I have been known to take a few shooters to school !! Lol

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